Ethena Overtakes Ripple in Stablecoin Market Cap Growth

6 hour ago 2 sources positive

Key takeaways:

  • Ethena’s 82% share of new stablecoin growth signals capital concentrating into USDe, not broad expansion.
  • Ripple’s slower RLUSD growth suggests its stablecoin traction remains secondary despite recent momentum.
  • Watch Ethena’s USDe redemption and yield sustainability as concentration risk may amplify sentiment swings.

Ethena has overtaken Ripple in stablecoin market capitalization growth, recording a $337.4 million increase over 24 hours compared to Ripple’s $39.6 million gain, according to Token Terminal data. This represents an 8.5-fold lead, creating a significant gap between the two issuers.

Ripple had previously topped the rankings with a $34.7 million increase in the prior reporting window. Despite losing the lead, Ripple’s latest growth of $39.6 million still marked an improvement of $4.9 million and secured second place. The ranking tracks 24-hour changes in stablecoin market capitalization rather than total outstanding value.

Other stablecoin issuers also posted positive growth: USDD added $13.9 million, Paxos $10.8 million, Ondo $4.2 million, OpenStandard $3.2 million, and UnitedStables $3 million. Combined, the seven tracked issuers grew by approximately $412.1 million, with Ethena alone accounting for about 82% of that total.

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